Sony may have decided to appease the Guardians of Peace and not let The Interview premiere on Christmas Day or any other day in the near future, but that does not mean the hackers are finished wreaking havoc on the studio. Instead, newly leaked emails keep coming which indicate that the GOP's actual agenda involves quite a bit more than just making sure that one film does not see the light of day. Once again, Amy Pascal and her opinions are under fire.
This time around, the subject of her disdain is Adam Sandler, who wanted a huge chunk of cash for a movie version of the board game Candyland. According to the leaked emails, Sandler asked the studio for $200 million for that flick and he also rallied to have his co-producer on Hotel Transylvania 2, Allen Covert, get an extra $100,000.
"Adam is an a--hole and this is more his fault than anyone's but what we did was not communicate with each other and make assumptions," said Pascal, indicating that Sandler is not one of Sony's favorite people to deal with.
Some have thought that Pascal, as the studio chief, might decide it was in her best interests to step down from her position, but as of late last week she was instead digging in her heels. Do you think Pascal has been made a purposeful target, or is it just a coincidence because the way she has run her mouth in emails has made it more easy for the hackers to latch on to her?
It seems Sony is slowly developing a second set of problems, aside from the fact that its network has been completely compromised. That is the fact that Hollywood's biggest players are starting to distrust the studio almost as much as they do the hackers themselves.
What do you think Sony will need to do in order to regain some respect in Hollywood? Does Pascal need to go or is she just the fall person who has said what everyone else thinks? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
